VacationRental Schema Validation API

VacationRental schema markup enables short-term rental properties to appear in Google Travel search results. Valid VacationRental structured data marks up vacation homes, cabins, apartments, and other short-term rentals with location, amenities, pricing, and availability. This helps Google surface your property in travelers' search results.

Required Properties

Property	Type	Description
`name`rich result	string	The name of the vacation rental property.
`description`rich result	string	A description of the property.
`address`rich result	PostalAddress	The property address. Include city and country at minimum.

Recommended Properties

Missing recommended properties generate warnings. They won't block validation, but rich result-tagged properties are needed for full Google rich result eligibility.

Property	Type	Description
`image`rich result	URL or ImageObject array	Photos of the rental property.
`offers`	Offer	Nightly pricing and availability.
`numberOfRooms`	number	Number of bedrooms in the property.
`amenityFeature`	LocationFeatureSpecification array	Amenities (WiFi, pool, kitchen, etc.).
`checkInTime`	time	Standard check-in time (e.g. '15:00').
`checkOutTime`	time	Standard check-out time (e.g. '11:00').

Rich Result Eligibility

Rich result type: Vacation rental listing in Google Travel

Requirements: Required: name, description, and address. image, offers, and amenityFeature significantly improve listing quality.

Example valid VacationRental JSON-LD

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "VacationRental",
  "name": "Oceanfront Cottage — Big Sur",
  "description": "A stunning 2-bedroom cottage with direct ocean views and a private deck.",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "addressLocality": "Big Sur",
    "addressRegion": "CA",
    "addressCountry": "US"
  },
  "image": [
    "https://example.com/images/cottage-exterior.jpg",
    "https://example.com/images/cottage-living-room.jpg"
  ],
  "numberOfRooms": 2,
  "checkInTime": "15:00",
  "checkOutTime": "11:00",
  "amenityFeature": [
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "WiFi",
      "value": true
    },
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "Ocean View",
      "value": true
    },
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "Private Deck",
      "value": true
    }
  ],
  "offers": {
    "@type": "Offer",
    "price": "350",
    "priceCurrency": "USD",
    "description": "Per night"
  }
}

Validate via API

Validate this schema against Google's requirements in one API call:

curl "https://schemacheck.dev/api/v1/validate" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VacationRental","name":"Oceanfront Cottage — Big Sur","description":"A stunning 2-bedroom cottage with direct ocean views and a private deck.","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Big Sur","addressRegion":"CA","addressCountry":"US"},"image":["https://example.com/images/cottage-exterior.jpg","https://example.com/images/cottage-living-room.jpg"],"numberOfRooms":2,"checkInTime":"15:00","checkOutTime":"11:00","amenityFeature":[{"@type":"LocationFeatureSpecification","name":"WiFi","value":true},{"@type":"LocationFeatureSpecification","name":"Ocean View","value":true},{"@type":"LocationFeatureSpecification","name":"Private Deck","value":true}],"offers":{"@type":"Offer","price":"350","priceCurrency":"USD","description":"Per night"}}}'

Official Documentation

Google Structured Data: VacationRental →

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